The notes portion of Substack is filled with things like, “I’m looking for honest, real people, writing about the hard work of self discovery and the love of writing, because we’re building communities—we’re a family—so let’s sit around the campfire and share beautiful, raw, powerful stories, stripped of the harsh, impersonal algorithms of social media, for we are here—we showed up—and that matters; let’s heal and grow together, celebrating the beautiful, messy chaos of life.”
And, like, I’ve never seen anything less raw and real in my whole life. Y’all are giving me a toothache with your manufactured saccharine.
I even heard that read in an over-the-top, sincere tone of voice. We are the world.